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Samurai children were made to dress flamboyantly. They also wore Kimonos like the adults. At the age of 3 they were given a wooden sword for fencing

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Samurai believed in Bushido (Way of the Warrior). The philosophy of bushido is "freedom from fear". The samurai transcended their fear from death

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Samurai began training from their childhood. They got their first sword at the age of five and after this they were taught archery, horse riding, sword fighting and unarmed combat. They were also required to learn to read and write.

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Samurai had really sharp weapons and they had semi protective armour. Their armour was made of different metals, coloured cloth and other materials. Their weapons were a Katana (a really sharp and long sword) and a wakizashi (for seppuku).

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A samurai is a trained warrior that reported to their Daimyo. They reported only to their Daimyo and no other Daimyo. If they reported to another Daimyo they had to commit Seppuku. When their Daimyo died the samurai became Ronin. Some ran away and became farmers.

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If they didn't follow Bushido they had to do Seppuku. Seppuku is where you get a Wakizashi and stab yourself in the abdomen. After you've stabbed yourself you slice across and the bigger the cut the more honour you have.

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Bushido means the way of the warrior and it's the code that the Samurai followed. The code was very serious and if you didn't follow it you were punished. The different parts of Bushido are Gi which is Integrity, Rei which is Respect, Yu which is Heroic Courage, Meiyo which is Honour, Jin which is Compassion, Makoto which is Honesty and Sincerity and Chu which is Duty and Loyalty